Category Archives: Alberta
Parks Day encourages Albertans to get out and explore
As the annual Parks Day approaches, this year on July 20, Albertans are encouraged to get outside and enjoy the hundreds of provincial parks and recreation areas the province has to offer.Government o...
Jul 19, 2024
Wildfire prompts MEG Energy, Imperial to move workers away from oilsands sites
Out-of-control wildfires blazing in northern Alberta have prompted fresh evacuations of workers from oilsands sites.MEG Energy Corp. said late Wednesday evening that it is evacuating non-essential per...
Jul 18, 2024
Accused in Coutts blockade trial feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccine
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says he was worried about government overreach, food shortages and the COVID-19 vaccine...
Jul 18, 2024
Province says record starts keeping Alberta's housing boom strong
In the first six months of 2024, officials with the Alberta government say housing starts in the province have increased by 54 per cent as more than 21,500 new homes started construction across the pr...
Jul 18, 2024
Alberta adding surveillance teams to monitor rural crime
The Government of Alberta has announced new funding that it believes will help to make rural communities safer.It will spend $4.3 million to add two surveillance teams to the Alberta Sheriffs. One tea...
Jul 18, 2024
Alberta law society clears former cabinet minister Tyler Shandro of misconduct
The Law Society of Alberta has cleared former cabinet minister Tyler Shandro of professional misconduct.The complaints against Shandro date back to 2020, when he was health minister and political tens...
Jul 18, 2024
Albertans set summer electricity use record Wednesday
Albertans consumed a record amount of electricity on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) says homes and businesses consumed 12,219 megawatts of power.The previous reco...
Jul 18, 2024
Alberta Government looking for owners of $154 million in unclaimed money and property
You could receive an unexpected payout from the Government of Alberta.The province is seeking the rightful owners of a combined $154 million in unclaimed money and property.They say the unclaimed prop...
Jul 18, 2024
Alberta Ombudsman investigation finds multiple issues with health benefit programs
An investigation by the Alberta Ombudsman has found there are multiple systemic issues within the Alberta Adult Health Benefit program and the Alberta Child Health Benefit program.Officials say the in...
Jul 17, 2024
Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears covert late-night shipment was underwear, guitar
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and...
Jul 17, 2024